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Postmodernism presents a challenge to the Christian view of epistemology. What are some practical ways you, as a Christian educator, can respond to this challenge?
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Keeping true to God’s word and his truth. Gods word never changes, we need to reinforce this with our students.
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This is a very big challenge. We as Christian Educators need to hold firm to the Word of God and encourage others to do the same, knowing that truth comes from more than what society tells us, but the truth is found in Christ. We need to ask God for wisdom and walk with him each and every day as we teach others.
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Postmodernism holds to subjectivity- that reality is always changing and truth is not absolute. As an educator in Christian education I can respond to that by affirming truth. Teaching students that there is absolute truth (God’s law) and not following that truth has consequences. As a teacher of history, my curriculum is full of opportunities to show kids how mankind has deviated from God’s law and thus created hardship on themselves and others.
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Post modernism present a challenge to a Christians view of epistemology becasue people desire to define for themsleves things God has deisgned for a purpose. As a Christian educator, you must be anchored in scripture so you can point studetns back to the truth of what we can know from the Word.
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Postmodernism says that your truth may not be my truth. What you value may not be what I value. As a Christian educator, I am responding to these statements by using God’s Word, truth, to help them see there are absolutes in the world God created. We can know truth and understand our value by taking God’s Word, understanding it, and applying the truths to our lives. Feelings come and go – God’s Word stays the same.
